aashiyane ki baat karte ho 
dil jalane ki baat karte ho 
you talk of nests and refuges again 
you talk of very things that cause me pain 
sari duniya ke ranj-o-gham de kar 
muskurane ki baat karte ho 
after giving me a world of pain 
smiling then you ask me to remain 
hum ko apni KHabar nahin yaro 
tum zamane ki baat karte ho 
Friends when I have no clue about myself 
you talk to me about the world in vain 
zikr mera suna to chaDh ke kaha 
kis diwane ki baat karte ho 
my mention makes her churlishly complain 
"why do you talk of him? he is insane" 
hadsa tha guzar gaya hoga 
kis ke jaane ki baat karte ho 
it was an accident it would have passed 
her love for me why do you now explain
 
        Ghazal
Aashiyane ki baat karte ho
Javed Quraishi

